Anyone brave enough to tow a camper yet? I was.

[tacorancher]

I literally just towed a 3100 lb Rpod trailer. I’d definitely get the weight distribution/sway control hitch.

I agree with others. Fuel economy almost doubled

Which one do you recommend

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[Goriders]

Which one do you recommend

Hitch was a blue ox from the dealer.

I don’t have experience with others.

 

[tacorancher]

Hitch was a blue ox from the dealer.

I don’t have experience with others.

But do I need just sway control or sway control and weight distribution?

 

[Goriders]

I’d get both. Or maybe I should say, I’m getting both. I towed the trailer for a half hour or so. I wanted to see how it handled in general at highway speed. I also wanted to go up a decent hill.

I did both of those things. It handled awesome with the hitch and the engine didn’t struggle going up the hill in tow mode.

Fuel economy went in the dumpster though. I usually get around 22 mpg on the highway as an average. I was around 11 mpg towing the trailer. So we’re going to have to plan trips that have gas stations along the way.

Only had about an inch of squat once the trailer was hooked up with the wd hitch. Which was better than I expected.

Trailer brake controller worked seamlessly as well. I set the gain around 6.0.

 

[Goriders]

Advice I would give from all of my research is watch your payload limit. That’s what runs out first once you add up people, gear and the hitch weight

 

[just_rich_young]

Just did KS, NE, IA, SD, CO and back to KS. No WDH and it towed fine. MPG were around 11 to 14 in the mountains and 7 to 8 in KS at 75 to 80 mph with a headwind.

 

[tacorancher]

Just did KS, NE, IA, SD, CO and back to KS. No WDH and it towed fine. MPG were around 11 to 14 in the mountains and 7 to 8 in KS at 75 to 80 mph with a headwind.

Tongue / gross weight?

 

[Mrknowitall]

Which one do you recommend

The blue ox is highly recommended anywhere trailers are discussed.
I have the Camco Eaz-Lift TR3 and its fantastic. Best for consistent loads, as adjusting the spring tension takes tools. Sway control is much better than the friction bars.

 

[tacorancher]

The blue ox is highly recommended anywhere trailers are discussed.
I have the Camco Eaz-Lift TR3 and its fantastic. Best for consistent loads, as adjusting the spring tension takes tools. Sway control is much better than the friction bars.

So you’re recommending weight distribution - not just sway control

 

[GSPHerder]

Guys I want to tow a side by side (2,000 pound mule) on a 14 foot BigTex trailer (double axle, 1400 pounds). I assume I’ll need a sway control device? Has anyone tried pulling roughly this amount of weight in this configuration?

Towing about the same, side by side is around 1800lbs. With the dual axles it has been solid as a rock. No sway what so ever with just a regular hitch. I even move the weight back towards the rear axle to gain 1.5" of height at the hitch and still solid as a rock.

 

[tacorancher]

Towing about the same, side by side is around 1800lbs. With the dual axles it has been solid as a rock. No sway what so ever with just a regular hitch. I even move the weight back towards the rear axle to gain 1.5" of height at the hitch and still solid as a rock.

Exactly. Buddy of mine says I probably don’t need anything.

 

[just_rich_young]

Tongue / gross weight?

I'm guessing on that trip about 2,000 pounds with a tongue weight of about 300 and probably about 200 to 300 pounds in the bed. Tows even better when my motorcycle is in it.

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